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| The Art Treasures of Dunhuang. Ten Centuries of Chinese Art from the Mogao Grottoes.
DUNHUANG INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL RELICS. (COMPILED BY). Stock ID: 48321 Map, full page colour plates, 254pp, appendices, chronology, silk covered boards, embossed pictorial emblem upper cover, elegant bookplate tipped in front free endpaper, quarto, closed tear to dustjacket at tail of spine. This work includes more than 200 colour photographic plates of murals and painted sculptures. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 48321) ... more |
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The Buddha in Life and Art.
CAMERON, NIGEL. Stock ID: 78070 Colour map, colour photographic illustrations, 119pp, 16mo (10cms x 19cms), dustjacket. "No memorials throughout history have towered higher than the many monuments to Buddha scattered across Asia. The serene form and countenance of these gentle giants represents the attainment of all we seek to be. We stand in awe of their massive passivity, and we wonder at the hands that fashioned wood, stone and metal into such sublime grace." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 78070) ... more |
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Treasures of The Buddha. The Glories of Sacred Asia.
LOWENSTEIN, TOM. Stock ID: 100400 Exquisite colour photographic illustrations, many full-page, 224pp, glossary, bibliography, index, dustjacket. "The greatest art and monuments of Asian Buddhism, portrayed in more than 160 superb colour photographs - including amazing devotional paintings and manuscript illuminations, colossal statues and sculptures, ornate mandalas, intricate metalwork and fabulous monasteries and temples." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 100400) ... more |
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| Smile of the Buddha.
BAAS, JACQUELYNN Stock ID: 100457 Hardback , 286 x 222mm. . Eastern Philosophy and Western Art from Monet to Today Smile of the Buddha explores the influences of Asian world-views and particularly Buddhism on the art of Europe and America in the modern era. In an informative and perceptive introduction and essays on twenty well-known artists, Jacquelynn Baas analyzes how the teachings of the Buddha offered alternatives to Western intellectual conceptions of art and traces the various ways this inspiration materialized in artworks. The influence of Buddhism on art from the last quarter of the nineteenth century to the present has been greater than historians and critics generally recognize, Baas claims. Considering essential questions about the relationship of art and life, this timely and beautifully illustrated book expands our perspective on how spirituality and creativity inspire and inform one another. Baas's insights and the images she presents give the reader a new understanding and appreciation of a diverse array of Western artworks. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 100457) ... more |
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Ancient Pagan. Buddhist Plain of Merit.
STADTNER, DONALD M. Stock ID: 94262 Endpaper maps, colour illustrations by Michael Freeman, 286pp, glossary, index, glossy paperback, large octavo. Pagan is the largest and most resplendent centre of Buddhist art in the ancient world. The author, a distinguished scholar with decades of experience in Burma, has selected thirty-three monuments that highlight Pagan's unique history. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 94262) ... more |
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Summit of Treasures. Buddhist Cave Art of Dazu, China..
HOWARD, ANGELA FALCO. Stock ID: 99697 Colour photographic illustrations, 206pp, bibliography, index. "The Song dynasty Buddhist sculptures found in the cave complexes of the Baodingshan site at Dazu in the Sichuan province of China are discussed in a rich contextual study that seeks to present them as a unified iconographic whole. Howard lays out her theory that the whole complex can be read as a three-dimensional mandala." Publisher's description. "For students of art history and religion alike, Professor Howard's Summit of Treasures is a treasure trove of later Chinese Buddhist stone sculpture, history, and popular culture from one of the richest and culturally most interesting regions of imperial China." Wen C. Fong, Princeton University. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 99697) ... more |
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Summit of Treasures. Buddhist Cave Art of Dazu, China.
HOWARD, ANGELA FALCO. Stock ID: 52990 Map, profuse colour photographic plates, folding landscape line illustration, xiv + 206pp, notes, bibliography, index, protected dustjacket. Quarto. The monumental cave complexes of the Baodingshan site at Dazu, in Sichuan Province, and their vast treasure trove of Buddhist sculpture and painting have been little studied relative to other Buddhist cave art in China. This is the first English-language publication to reveal and explain the incredible artworks hidden in this remote site, dating from the Song dynasty and inspired by the profound tenets of Esoteric Buddhism. Using brilliant color photographic illustrations and detailed line drawings, Professor Angel Falco Howard presents the caves in the didactic order intended by their creators, explaining all iconography and symbolism, and the hidden meanings in both the individual elements and over-all design. Finally, the author places this magnificent construction within the context of an indigenous style of Buddhist sculpture that flourished in Sichuan province between the 11th and 13th centuries. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 52990) ... more |
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| Eiketsu No Yume. Chusonji Shashinshu. (Chuson-ji. Glittering Relics of the Middle Ages.]
YOSHIDA, TOSHIO. Stock ID: 73221 Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 141pp, elegant bookplate tipped in front free endpaper, dustjacket worn and torn with faded spine, square quarto. Text in Japanese and English. A collection of photographs, with annotations, of the artistic and architectural heritage of Hiraizumi's best-known Buddhist temple. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 73221) ... more |
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| Buddhist Thang-Ka Art of Tibet. The Biographical Paintings of 'Phags-Pa.
YANG SHUWEN, ZHANG JIAYAN, AN XUAND LUO DAN. Stock ID: 95909 Profuse colour plates with explanatory text preceded by 17 page introduction, 164pp in all, dustjacket, folio. The Biographical Paintings of 'Phags-pa (1235-1280) were made on Thang-ka - scrolls of cloth or silk, illustrating events from [the Buddha's] life. This series of exquisite religious paintings originally comprised thirty scrolls, but five of them were lost. The remaining twenty-five are now stored in the Sa-skya Monastery in Tibet. These are one of the best preserved series of ancient Tibetan paintings. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 95909) ... more |
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| Nara Buddhist Art: Todai-ji.
TAKESHI KOBAYASHI. Stock ID: 96987 Translated and adapted by Richard L. Gage. Folding map, colour and black and white illustrations, one folding, 157pp, light wear dustjacket, light foxing prelims, square quarto, good copy. Study of seventh and eighth century Japanese Buddhist art. The book is centered around a giant bronze statue known as the Great Buddha, cast at Nara the center of artistic activity at the time, and the great temple Todai-ji where the Great Buddha is enshrined. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 96987) ... more |
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| Reinventing the Wheel. Paintings of Rebirth in Medieval Buddhist Temples.
TEISER, STEPHEN F. Stock ID: 101588 Maps, Colour and black and white illustrations,xv + 319pp, glossary, bibliography, index, dustjacket. "Explores the history and varied interpretations of the Wheel of Rebirth, a circle divided into sections depicting the Buddhist cycle of transmigration. This work shows how the metaphor of the wheel has been interpreted in divergent local traditions, from India to Tibet, Central Asia, and China." Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 101588) ... more |
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Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand.
STRATTON, CAROL. Stock ID: 88569 Maps, colour and black and white photographic plates, xl + 430pp, glossary, bibliography, dustjacket, quarto. The art of the Northern kingdoms of Thailand was Buddhist, and the Buddha image was at its core. These images were created not only as contemporary reminders of Gautama Buddha, but were in themselves objects of respect and intense veneration. The purpose of traditional Buddhist art was not to delight the eye or "decorate," but to remind, enlighten, and instruct.This volume shows that Lan Na sculpture is an enormous body of work beginning with the Mon-Hariphunchai period of the eleventh century, through the Classic period of Lan Na's Golden Age in the fifteenth century, up until Lan Na's integration into the rest of Thailand. It is a tradition of surprising diversity positioned alongside the other great Southeast Asian art traditions--the Dvaravati and Sukhothai in Thailand, the Pagan in Burma, and the Khmer in Cambodia. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 88569) ... more |
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Discourse in Early Buddhist Art.
DEHEJIA, VIDYA . Stock ID: 71768 Black and white photographic illustrations, ix + 332pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket. This book is a pioneering exploration of the manner in which storeis are told. It identifies seven modes of visual story-telling used by the artist in early India, considers the reason for one mode being chosen over another, and explores how, the effect of a story on the viewer varied according to the manner chosen to portray it. The books is a contribution to the expanding sphere of art historical investigation and also to the field of Buddhist studies. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 71768) ... more |
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| The Yunkang Caves.
[YUNGANG BUDDHIST CAVES]. Stock ID: 127335 Black and white photographic illustrations, 25pp, paper covers trifle marked, good copy, in protective sleeve. Shows images of the cave temples of Yunkang. The temples house great works of sculpture, reflecting the talents of the labouring people of ancient China. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 127335) ... more |
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| Asuka Buddhist Art: Horyu-ji.
SEIICHI MIZUNO. Stock ID: 91770 Maps, one folding, colour and black and white illustrations, one folding, one folding plan, 173pp, dustjacket with faded spine, elegant bookplate tipped in front free endpaper, square quarto, good copy. Study of early Japanese Buddhist art from the monastery-temple complex Horyu-ji. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 91770) ... more |
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| Nara Buddhist Art: Todai-ji.
TAKESHI KOBAYASHI. Stock ID: 91771 Translated and adapted by Richard L. Gage. Folding map, colour and black and white illustrations, one folding, 157pp, light wear dustjacket, elegant bookplate tipped in front free endpaper, minor loss front free endpaper, square quarto, good copy. Study of seventh and eighth century Japanese Buddhist art. The book is centered around a giant bronze statue known as the Great Buddha, cast at Nara the center of artistic activity at the time, and the great temple Todai-ji where the Great Buddha is enshrined. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 91771) ... more |
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Reading Buddhist Art. An Illustrated Guide to Buddhist Signs and Symbols.
MCARTHUR, MEHER. Stock ID: 90916 Map, black and white photographic illustrations, 216pp, glossary, index, paperback. This is a comprehensive guide to the complex imagery and iconography of Buddhism that will serve equally well as an art-lover's reference as an introduction to the principles of the religion itself. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 90916) ... more |
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Past Lives of the Buddha. Wat Si Chum - Art, Architecture and Inscriptions.
SKILLING, PETER (ED). Stock ID: 130010 Maps, 396 pages, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, index, bibliography, glossary, dustjacket. Wat Si Chum is unique among Sukhothai temples. Inside, lining the ceiling of a dark and narrow staircase that leads to an open roof, are 86 inscribed stone reliefs depicting Jatakas, the former lives of Gotama Buddha. Their unique character and unusual arrangement have puzzled generations of scholars. In this original volume, a team of experts presents the latest evidence and new solutions. The book offers the first-ever English translation of the inscriptions, photographs of the reliefs supplemented by 19th century jataka paintings from Wat Khrua Wan, Bangkok, essays on all aspects of the temple, as well as a discussion of the significance of jatakas in international Bddhist literature, art and ideology. AUTHOR: Peter Skilling, a Sanskrit and Pali scholar, is Maitre de Conferences for the Ecole francaise d'Extreme Orient, Bangkok and has been a visiting professor at Harvard and Oxford. Pattaratorn Chirapravati is Assistant Professor of Asian Art and Director of the Asian Studies Program at California State University, USA. Pierre Pichard was an architect with the Ecole Francaise dExtreme Orient for 30 years involved in conservation throughout Southeast Asia. Prapod Assavavirulhakarn is Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Eastern Languages at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. Santi Pakdeekham is a lecturer in the Department of Thai and Oriental Languages at Srinakarinvirot University. All five have published widely. 390 colour illustrations (When referring to this item please quote stockid 130010) ... more |
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The Great Age of Japanese Buddhist Sculpture AD 600-1300.
NISHIKAWA KYOTARO AND EMILY J. SANO. Stock ID: 70521 Colour and black and white photographic plates, many full page, 151pp, select bibliography, quarto, paperback. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Kimbell Art Museum, this catalogue is devoted to Buddhist sculptures. The masterpieces displayed in this exhibition were selected to represent the history of Japanese Buddhist sculpture from the early years of Japan's encounter with Buddhism until the Kamakura Period. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 70521) ... more |
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Peintures Tibetaines.
MONOD-BRUHL, ODETTE. Stock ID: 126561 10 tipped in colour plates loosely inserted in portfolio each with accompanying text in French, large quarto card wrappers, clear paper dustjacket trifle torn. Very attractive work in very good condition. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 126561) ... more |
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